Open AccessInvestigation of microalgae growth on electrospun nanofiber mats
Author(s) -
Christina Großerhode,
Daria Wehlage,
Timo Grothe,
Nils Grimmelsmann,
Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuchs,
Jessica A. Hartmann,
Patrycja Mazur,
Vanessa Reschke,
Helena Siemens,
Anke Rattenholl,
Schrobenhausen Homburg,
Andrea Ehrmann
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
aims bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2375-1495
DOI - 10.3934/bioeng.2017.3.376
Subject(s) - polyacrylonitrile , microfiber , nanofiber , materials science , chlamydomonas reinhardtii , polymer , polyamide , adhesion , chemical engineering , composite material , chemistry , engineering , biochemistry , mutant , gene
Due to their large inner surface, nanofiber mats are often used in tissue engineering and examined with respect to cell adhesion, e.g., for cultivation of fibroblasts. The combination of different polymers with a large contact area, however, could also be used for growth of different plants including green microalgae. Here, the cultivation of the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii on different polymer substrates was examined. We investigated growth on two nanofiber mats consisting of polyamide (PA6) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and a polypropylene (PP) microfiber mat as substrates, compared with a pure multi-well plate. It was found that the algae were able to grow on all textile mats without change in morphology, indicating that all polymers were non-toxic to the cells. Thus, these nonwovens might be suitable filters for the separation of microalgae in biotechnological processes